A retired lawyer is accused of threatening pro-life activists in Conway, South Carolina, with a grenade that was later determined to be deactivated.

The incident happened November 2 around 10:00 a.m. outside St. Anne’s Episcopal Church on Main Street where the pro-life activists had gathered, WMBF News reported Monday.

Police responded to the scene and were told the four activists were protesting on the sidewalk when the suspect, identified as Richard Lovelace, came out of the building and walked up to them.

The suspect then allegedly held up what appeared to be a grenade and moved closer to the group.

The pro-life group, Survivors, shared video footage of the encounter, showing the man with the device. He appeared to identify it as a grenade, and when asked why he had it, he said

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